'Irate' Woman Bites NJ Nail Salon Worker's Ear: Patch PM

Good evening, North Jersey Patch readers! Here are some of the share-worthy stories from our area for today.

Here are the top five stories from North Jersey:

1. Police are searching for a woman who allegedly bit an employee on the ear and attacked two other people at a nail salon in Newark last week, authorities say. (Read more on Patch)
2. Gov. Phil Murphy signed off on the state's budget for next year Tuesday morning, with a provision slated to shell out rebate checks to eligible residents as early as this week. (Read more on Patch)
3. College will become more affordable for some in the Garden State, as Gov. Phil Murphy signed the New Jersey College Affordability Act into law Tuesday. Under the bill, taxpayers with a gross income of $75,000 or less who open a New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) account would be eligible for a one-time grant of up to $750 in a dollar-to-dollar match of the initial account deposit. (Read more on Patch)
4. "When I was a kid, guys like me were brought up to follow codes," the voice of an adult Tony Soprano intones grimly, as the title credits – "Newark, New Jersey" – roll across the screen. (Read more on Patch)
5. If you're planning to have fish tacos or tuna steaks for the 4th of July, PETA is hoping you will reconsider. And they're paying for a banner plane to deliver the message. (Read more on Patch)

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